Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-08
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Q, the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.

SECRETARY BAYARD recently gave a din
ner In honor of Joseph Chamberlain, the
Fishery Com missioner. The other guests
were Senator Ingalls,, Secretaries Fair
child and Lamar, Postmaster-General
Villas, Mr.. Putnam, Sir Lionel Sackyille
West, the British Minister, Sir Charles
1upper, General Cameron, Mr.. Thompson,
Mr. Bergne, Mr. Winter, Mr. Moore Mr.
Graham, Senator Edmunds, Senator Sher-
man and Mr.. Angel.
The steel board met at the Navy Depart
ment on the 2Sth and considered certain
propositions coming from contractors for
The new cruisers now building, and from
department officers looking to a modifica-
ton OF the tests now prescribed for the
steel After some discussion. the require
ments were amended in several particu-
lars.
SUPERINTENDENT BELL. of the Foreign
Mail Service, is informed by Minister Ro-
nero that the Mexican Government has
completed its regulations for expediting
parcels OF merchandise received in the
United States, and that there will be no
further delays in the delivery of such mat
ter because of customs regulations.
THE report of General West, Chief Post
ONCE Inspector, shows that during the past
year 773 arrests were made by post-ofice
inspectors. or the persons arrested 211
were postal employees and 563 were not
connected with the service. OF the arrests
there were 123 convicted, 4S2 are awaiting
trial and the others were varlously dis
posed Of.
THERE is to be an earnest effort made in
this Congress to open a portion OF the In
dian Territory to settlement and to legalize
public entry upon the vast tract of unoccu-
pied land known as mo Mans Land" One
OF the propositions IS TO divide the Indian
Territory by a north and south line and to
throw the western half open to settlement,
retaining the eastern half for Indians.
THE President has appointed James B.
Chess, of Indiana. to be United States Con-
sui at Durando, Mexico and Allen B. Nor
man to be postmaster at San Diego, Cal.
THE Navy Department has invited pro-
posals for supplying a submarine vessel
for naval purposes. The patents of this
nature are numerous, but no other navy in
the world has yet taken practical step
toward their adoption.
ASSISTANT ATToRNEY-GENERAL MONT
GoMERY, of the Interior Department, has
returned to Washington from California,
where he has been for the past three
months on official business.
THE Postmaster-Generars annual report
was published on the 3Oth. Every thing
was said to be in excellent condition, ex-
penditures being lessened and facilities in
creased.
GHE Treasury Department has received
large quantity of paper money which had
been burned in railroad smashup and con-
hagration. Although to the unexpert the
money could scarcely be recognized as
fragments Of money the treasury experts
expect to make out the denominations and
estimate the value.
THE annual report of the Commissioner
OF Agriculture recommended the abolition
of the seed department.
THE public debt statement for November
showed an increase OF the debt during the
month of 81, 400, $50.
THE inspector sent to the Crow agency in
Montana to investigate the ''Sword- bearer''
outbreak reports that quiet prevails at the
agency and that the Indians heartily COM
mend the action of the Government in re-
moving the belligerent bucks to Fort Smell
inn